Bills to increase penalties for attacks on police dogs wins House committee approval

PLUS l Increased noise, dust expected in Fort Carson area due to training exercise; Colorado Senate OKs enforcing price transparency for hospitals and more. Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Thursday. It’s April 20, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Bills to increase penalties for attacks on police dogs wins House committee approval]( - [Increased noise, dust expected in Fort Carson area due to training exercise]( - [Colorado Senate OKs enforcing price transparency for hospitals]( [Bills to increase penalties for attacks on police dogs wins House committee approval]( Jinx and Graffit were highly-trained dogs who specialized in drug detection and suspect apprehension. The latter cost both of them their lives. [Read More]( Did you miss this? Catch up here [13 Citadel mall-related shootings: A timeline from recent years]( [Colorado hot spring destination ranked as top 'spa resort' in country]( [450-home subdivision near Black Forest earns final approval after initial pushback]( [[SPONSORED] Save kids’ lives – and be eligible to win a house – when you buy a ticket for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway!]( Tickets for the 2023 Colorado Springs St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are on sale now! Each ticket costs $100, with 11,500 available, to raise $1.15 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a facility that is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. [Read More]( [Downtown Denver preps for almost 40,000 Mile High 420 Festival attendees]( Denverites need to watch out for the cloud Thursday. No, not the brown cloud that the city's pollution brings — but rather the "green" cloud that will be over Civic Center Park during Denver's Mile High 420 Festival presented by Jars Cannabis. It goes from 1 to 10 p.m. Thursday. [Read More]( [Colorado's national parks see year-over-year decline in visitation]( The National Park Service has released visitation data from 2022 and it reveals that all four of Colorado's national parks saw a decline in visits last year. [Read More]( [Increased noise, dust expected in Fort Carson area due to training exercise]( The public can expect increased noise and dust in the area around Fort Carson from May 7-17 due to a training exercise, the Army base announced Wednesday. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES The combination of a perfect plot of land and some [big names in golf will bring an exciting project to the eastern plains of Colorado.]( On Tuesday, developers Michael and Chris Keiser announced a new Dream Golf project over 2,000 acres located off Interstate 76. As much of Colorado saw near-record snowfalls likely to [boost the amount of water available to municipalities across the state]( this spring and summer, Colorado Springs is expecting average levels of water yield, storage and snow runoff this year. The Colorado Senate approved a bill Wednesday to [allow the state to enforce federal laws requiring hospitals to publicly post prices online.]( Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunshine and some clouds. High 47F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Would you like to send this email to a friend? [Send To A Friend](